Beaver Lake–Bear Way, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 499 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Beaver Lake–Bear Way, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Soaring Eagle Park near Ames Lake, WA. The route reaches Beaver Lake at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 499 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi135 – 551 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.61771, -121.97083
Nearest town Ames Lake, WA
Directions
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Beaver Lake–Bear Way, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 499 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 135–551 ft
Out & Back · Soaring Eagle Park
Trailhead: 47.61771, -121.97083
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Lost Lucy Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Iron Gate Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bear Way, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Terror Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bone Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Horse Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Katie Lane, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto North Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Passage, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Princess Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto South Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Beaver Lake.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Beaver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Princess Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right onto Northwest Passage, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto North Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Katie Lane, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bone Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Terror Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bear Way, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Iron Gate Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lost Lucy Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
9% dirt5% gravel86% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM
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